For a fleeting moment, Urmila, who makes a living as a domestic help in Kanpur, was richer than Bill Gates and Carlos Slim combined, after her bank accidentally credited Rs 95,000 crore to her account.

Gopika Kaul observes that the popularity of emoticons is a throwback to Egyptian hieroglyphics.

The head of the Bar Council of India claims that three-in-ten of India's lawyers have fake degrees.